Philanthropy Northwest recently commissioned “An Assessment of Capacity Building in Washington State.” Completed by consultants at the Giving Practice and completed in December 2009, the report presents a “nonprofit ecosystem” framework for thinking about nonprofit …
Category Archives: Philanthropy
Ask Laura: Forecasting individual giving
Q: Do you have any models you recommend for forecasting income from individuals to one’s non-profit?
A: This is tough. The amount of revenue you receive from individuals will depend on many factors. Usually, individual …
Exporting Democracy?
I had a great conversation with a friend this week. She had just returned from a vacation to Costa Rica, and we were discussing how disturbing it is to return to the US after being …
Lively debate on performance measurement
I love a good debate, and here in Seattle it’s more rare than back on the other coast. But on Thursday, a full house of philanthropists, nonprofit leaders and students listened as Peter Frumpkin, visiting …